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N29b Fraud: Court Admits More Evidence Against Adamawa’s Ex-Governor Nyako

Ade Adewale — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 13:45:14 +0000

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on July 3, 2017, admitted in evidence documents tendered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against a former governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, who is standing trial on a 37-count charge of conspiracy, stealing, abuse of office and money laundering [...]

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Supreme Court Affirms Okezie Ikpeazu’s Victory

David Folami — Fri, 12 May 2017 22:19:59 +0000

The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the election of Okezie Ikpeazu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as governor of Abia. Delivering the judgment, Justice Ejembi Eko held that the apex court had no reason to set aside the Aug.18 decision of the Court of Appeal that upheld Ikpeazu’s victory. The News Agency of Nigeria [...]

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Governor Fayose tasks NJC on Justice Abang, calls for his sack, Say; “He’s a disgrace to the judiciary”

Ade Adewale — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 20:43:48 +0000

The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described the controversial Federal High Court, Abuja judge, Okon Abang as a disgrace to the judiciary, calling on the National Judicial Council (NJC) to “save the judiciary from this disgrace called Okon Abang by showing him the way out of the bench.” Governor Fayose, in his [...]

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N40bn Money Laundering: EFCC Re-arraigned Ex-Adamawa Governor Nyako, Son, Others

Kunle Edun — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 14:49:14 +0000

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on last Monday, October 17, re-arraigned a former Governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, his son, Senator Abdulaziz Nyako, and two others on a 37-count of money laundering before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly laundering state funds to the tune N40billion. [...]

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Arms Deal Scandal: Badeh Wanted Me to Claim Own Property, Witness Reveals

Kunle Edun — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 11:26:44 +0000

The trial of a former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh, continued on Tuesday, June 28 before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja with the prosecution witness, Mustapha Yerima, further stating how he was pressured by the defendants to claim the property allegedly acquired [...]

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Arms Deal Scandal: I Was Given N650m To Buy Choice Property For Badeh – Witness

Kunle Edun — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 22:06:42 +0000

The ongoing trial of a former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh (retd.), by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) continued today before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, with further cross-examination of Mustapha Yerima, prosecution witness and Managing Director, Ryte Builders Nigeria Limited, [...]

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Arms Deal Scandal: Court Dismisses Metuh’s Request for Medical Trip to the UK

Kunle Edun — Sat, 28 May 2016 15:36:46 +0000

The application by the embattled spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, seeking the release of his international passport to enable him travel abroad for medical treatment, has been dismissed by Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, May 25. Counsel to Metuh, Onyechi Ikpeazu,SAN, had on [...]

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Arms Deal Scandal: You Have A Case To Answer, A’Court Tells Metuh

Kunle Edun — Sat, 28 May 2016 15:30:02 +0000

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, May 25 has dismissed the appeal brought before it by the embattled National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, ruling that the trial judge, Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court Abuja was right when he dismissed Metuh’s no-case-submission. In [...]

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Arms Deal Scandal: Witness Reveals How He Acquired Properties For Badeh In Choice Areas

Kunle Edun — Sun, 22 May 2016 21:11:30 +0000

Hussein A. Umar, a private legal practitioner and a witness at the ongoing trial of the former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh, on Wednesday, May 18 told Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja how he assisted Badeh in the purchase of two properties in choice [...]

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Arms Procurement Scandal: Witness In Badeh’s Trial Confirms Fraudulent Diversion of N558.2m From NAF Account

Kunle Edun — Sat, 14 May 2016 20:52:56 +0000

The ongoing trial of a former Chief of Defence Staff, Alex S. Badeh, continued last week Wednesday, May 11, before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, with the re-examination of a prosecution witness, Squadron Leader Emmanuel Abu, a cashier with the Nigerian Air Force, who stated that between N900m [...]

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Arms Deal Scandal: Witness Exposes Badeh, Says He Bought N240m Property For His Son

Kunle Edun — Wed, 11 May 2016 20:55:51 +0000

During the proceedings in the ongoing trial of a former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh, which continued on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, with the prosecution witness, PW1, Air Commodore Salisu Abdullahi Yushau (rtd.), a former Director of [...]

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Arms Procurement Scandal: Badeh’s Trial Adjourned To May 9

Kunle Edun — Tue, 03 May 2016 09:46:22 +0000

The cross-examination of a prosecution witness, Air Commodore Salisu Abdullahi Yushau, a former Director of Finance and Accounts, Nigerian Air Force, in the ongoing trial of ex-Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, continued on Wednesday April 27, 2016, before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja. At the sitting, Yushau [...]

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Arms Procurement Scandal: Olisa Metuh Petitions Judge, Seeks Case Re-assignment

Kunle Edun — Sun, 20 Mar 2016 19:25:14 +0000

The spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, on Thursday, March 16, asked the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, to re-assign his case to another judge for fear of being denied justice by the trial judge, Justice Okon Abang. Metuh is standing trial on a 7-count charge [...]

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Arms Procurement Scandal: Metuh Loses Bid to Quash Charges, Ordered to Pay N15000 Costs to EFCC

Kunle Edun — Sat, 12 Mar 2016 13:32:42 +0000

On Wednesday, March 9, Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, dismissed the “no-case” submission brought by the embattled National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, who is standing trial on a 7-count charge bordering on illegal diversion of funds meant for the procurement of arms preferred [...]

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